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JUNE 24-25 2023

Our meetings are the first Tuesday of each month at 7.00pm

Currently we are doing ZOOM ONLY

ZOOM MEETINGS

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LIBRARY MEETINGS

PBC Library West Boca Branch
18685 SR7 / RT441
Boca Raton, FL 33498
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MAILING ADDRESS

Boca Raton Amateur Radio Association (BRARA)
P.O. Box 480162
Delray Beach, FL 33448-0162

SHACK STATUS - OPEN TO MEMBERS

West Delray Beach County Park / Trijet Lane
10875 W Atlantic Ave
Delray Beach, FL 33446

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Usually meet Wednesdays and Saturdays 10am to 1pm.

Please wear your mask, socially distance, disinfect hands

SCHEDULED EVENTS

PRESENTERS

EVENTNAMETOPIC
23-06Lou Alfonso K4LAAntarctic trip
23-05Anthony Luscre K8ZTDid They Get My Exchange
(CW & Phone)
23-04Stuart Gallant K3RZBFT-8
23-03Bruce BraunTitanic CLICK ABOUT
23-02Ed Fong WB6IQN
QST Article
VHF-UHF Dual-Band J-Pole
Ed's Antennas
23-01Ken Dawson-Scully K8KDSCLICK FOR APRS PDF
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22-11Bruce Baun W6SFGRemote hams
22-10Jim Harrison K6OUELiving with a hydrogen fuel-cell car
22-09Chris Blake NX4N Mobile QSO party contesting
22-08John W Holzapfel, II KE4IDWFrying Pan Tower DxExpedition
22-07Robert Molleda NOAA Hurricane Outlook
22-06Dave Borenstein KA2HTVRemote Ham Radio
22-05Rick Rosen K1DSEME You can do it too
22-04Tim Duffy K3LR His super station origins
22-03Patrick Bolan KJ7ZSUGeochron 4k system for Hams
22-02Morgan Bailey NJ8MEnd fed antennas
22-01Tim Duffy K3LRThe DX Engineering Story
21-11Ria Jairam N2RJTBA
21-10Less Kalmus W2LKSo Orkney expedition
21-09Don Keith N4KC Resonance / Smesinince
21-08Seth Taylor KC2WEElectric safety
21-07Bruce KO4XL3D printing
21-06Rich Ladisky WB1JPandemic experience
21-05Ed Callaway N4IIVOACAP

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WORKING LINKS

AMATEUR EXTRA QUERY TOOL
AMATEUR RADIO LICENCE MAP
AMATEUR STATISTICS
AMSAT TRACKING
ANTENNA CALCULATOR
ARISS
APRS LOCATOR
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IMSAI Guy
LIGHTENING MAP

WORKING LINKS

MAIDENHEAD LOCATOR
NOAA HURRICANE CENTER - ATLANTIC
NOAA HURRICANE CENTER - MIAMI
PASSWORD GENERATOR
PSK REPORTER
OHMS LAW CALCULATORS
Q-CODES
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REPEATER BOOK - FL
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SOLAR CONDITIONS
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WINLINK Short Training Clips
WORLD MAP
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OPERATING STATUS:   STATIONS   ANTENNAS   NETS   REPEATERS

STATIONS

HF RMSTATION-1IC-7600AvailableSTEPPER, vertical, fan dipoleCLICK
HF RMSTATION-1AL-82 ampAvailable1.5kW amp RepairedCLICK
HF RMSTATION-2OPENAvailableNo transceiver at this station
HF RMSTATION-3IC-7600AvailableAll modes, fan dipoleCLICK
UHF RMSTATION-4IC-7300AvailableOn Fan Dipole or disk coneCLICK
UHF RMSTATION-5IC-910AvailableOn VHF/UHF beam, 100w ampCLICK
UHF RMSTATION-6-AFT-1000MPAvailableBSQ-terminated folded dipoleCLICK
UHF RMSTATION-6-BIC-718LimitedSecured MARS Station
BSQ-terminated folded dipole
See John.C N1QFH FMI
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UHF RMSTATION-7FT-897Not ConnectedDedicated PC / SignaLinkCLICK

ANTENNAS

ANTENNASLOCATIONDESCRIPTIONSTATUSUSED BY
SteppIR HF Tower3 element trombone, on rotorAvailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
VerticalGround50 ft AvailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
Flagg HF TowerReceive Flag AntennaUnavailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
6m BeamHF Tower6 elementsAvailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
Inverted L long wireHF Tower160m from HF tower to trees outside campusUnavailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
Disk ConeUHF/VHF Toweromnidirectional vertically polarizedAvailableSTATION-4
UHF/VHF BeamUHF/VHF Tower6 element beamAvailableSTATION-5
Terminated Folded DipoleUHF/VHF TowerB-Square Engineering 124 ftAvailableSTATION-6-A
STATION-6-B
32 ft Fan dipoleOn parameter fence32 ft FDP, multiband capabilityAvailableSTATION-4
64 ft Fan dipoleUHF/VHF Tower64 ft FDP, multiband capabilityAvailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
2m/70cm dual band verticalVertical pole secured to shack5 ft dual-band verticalAvailable2M ANALOG RADIO
70CM DMR RADIO

NETS

Look at REPEATERS tab for Net frequencies

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Monthly11:00amEcComm145.29 / 110.9 BRARASIMPLEX EXERCISE
DailyAnytimeDMRTG-31362
TG-444 CB
NY METRONY DMR Metro
Daily06.00pmANALOG146.610SEFTNSEFL Traffic Net
Sun05.00pmDMRTG-310DMRTAC-310 Net
Sun07.30pmANALOG147.285WARC
SlowScan
Sun07.00pmDMRTG-311037
SE FL
BRARASEFL DMR Tech
CLICK FMI
Mon07.00pmANALOG145.290BRARAVoice Comm
Mon07.30pmANALOG145.290BRARASE FL NBEMS
Mon07.30pmANALOG442.875+
CC1 TS2
BRARA
TG-311037
BrainWaves
Mon07.30pmANALOG147.285WARC
Emergency Net
Mon07.30pmANALOG146.550
Simplex
GCARCKnights of Rd Table
Mon08.00pmDMRTG-3106CALF PAPAPAPA Round Table
Tue05.00pmDMRTG-3148TexasTexas Tech Net
Tue07.00pmANALOG470.400CERTCERT Plan A
Tue07.00pmANALOG146.670 WPBARG
AREC / WR4AKX
Tue07.30pmANALOG145.290CERTCERT Plan B
Tue08.00pmANALOG146.625JTRG
Rag Chew Net
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-3142PAPA Statewide
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-3150VTVT Statewide
CAN-TURBO
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-31630MANorth Star Digital
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-31328SNARSSNARS Net
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-3142PAPA Statewide Net
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-3118IndianaDMR Indiana Statewide
Tue09.00pmANALOG444.850KA4EPSCO Astronomy
Tue09.00pmDMRTG-31630NYDMR Hudson Valley Tech Net
Wed07.00pmANALOG147.045PWARC
PBC ARES
Wed07.00pmDMRTG-3DMR-MARC
NA Tech
Brandmeister
Wed07.30pmANALOG147.285WARC
Tech Net Analog
Wed07.30pmDMRTG-9
TG-3149803
WARC
after analog
Tech Net
Wed08.30pmDMRTG-3139OHOH Statewide
Wed09.00pmDMRTG-3 NANA Tech Net
Wed10.00pmDMRTG-93NANA Tech Net
Thu07.00pmANALOG146.610GCARC
Fun Net
Thu07.30pmANALOG147.210N4QRYCooper Net
2nd/4th Thur
Thu08.20pmDMR
ANALOG
VAR FREQ
W4NQR.net
NotQwightRightNet
Fri07.00pmANALOG146.610GCARC
BC Emer Prep
Fri07.30pmANALOG146.670PWARC
SATERN Net
POSTPONED
Fri07.30pmANALOG146.670PWARC
Survival Net
Fri08.00pmDMRTG-3147TNTN TDARG
Fri08.30pmDMRTG-31665DMRMaster
TGIF_Network
TGIF Net
Sat12.00pmDMRTG-1DMR-MARC
WW
Brandmeister
Sat03.25pmANALOG444.325WARCScott Net
Sat07.00pmANALOG146.670PWARC
Part 1
News / Info
Sat07.30pmANALOG146.670PWARC
Part 2
TWIAR Played
Sat08.00pmDMRTG-310035GCARC
KnowItAllNet
Sat09.00pmDMRTG-91BMRWW Net
Sun07.30pmDMRTG-3119Iowa Statewide Iowa Statewide Net
Wed05.30pmDMRTG-3148Texas Texas Statewide Net
Wed08.00pmDMRTG-92EuropeEU Net
Wed08.30pmDMRTG-3139OhioOhio Statewide Net
Wed08.00pmDMRTG-3North AmericaNA Tech Net
Wed09.00pmDMRTG-93North AmericaNA Tech Net
Thu05.00pmDMRTG-3121KentuckyKentucky Net
Thu05.00pmDMRTG-3154West VirginiaWest VA Service Net
Thu07.00pmDMRTG-31063NorCalNorCal
Thu07.00pmDMRTG-3105ArkansasArkansas Net
Thu07.30pmDMRTG-31089HyteraHytera USA
Fri09.00pmDMRTG-3147TennTenn Statewide
Fri08.30pmDMRTG-31665FLTGIF Net
Sat09.00amDMRTG-91WorldwideBM Worldwide Net
Sat11.00amDMRTG-1WorldwideDMR WW Net
Sat06.00pmDMRTS-2 TG-2GCARC KnowItAll Net

REPEATERS

VHFANALOGBRARA N4BRF 2m145.2900- PL 110.9
IPECHOLINKBRARA N4BRF Node826953
UHFDMRBRARA N4BRF Brandmeister70cm 442.875+ CC-1
IPDMRBRARA N4BRF BrandmeisterTGTS-2 TG-311037
IPDMRBRARA N4BRF TGTS-2 TG-1 AND 9
VHFANALOGBRARA N4BRF APRS Packet2m144.390
UHFANALOGBoca / DelrayCERT-A70cm470.400+ PL 123.0 +3Mhz
VHFANALOGBoca / DelrayCERT-B2m145.290- PL 110.9
UHFDMRBoca Raton N4DES70cm442.000+ CC-8
IPDMRDMR Track TyNetTGTG-31489
VHFANALOGWPBARG WR4AKX2m146.6700- PL 110.9
UHFANALOGWPBARG AG4BV70cm444.325+ PL 179.9
IPDMRGCARC BrandmeisterTGTG-311037 BRARA
TG-310035 GCARA
UHFDMRGCARC 70cm443.3500 CC-11
UHFANALOGGCARC Fision70cm442.2000+ PL 110.9
UHFANALOGGCARC W4BUG70cm442.5000+ PL 110.9
VHFANALOGGCARC W4BUG2m146.6100- PL 110.9
VHFANALOGGCARC W4BUG2m146.8200- PL 110.9
VHFANALOGGCARC Fision2m145.3400- PL 110.9
IPDMRWell RC BrandmeisterTGTG-311037 BRARA
TG-310035 GCARA
TG-3149803 WARC
VHFDMRWell RC 2m145.19- CC-2
VHFDMRPBPG 70cm442.9375+ CC-1
VHFANALOGJTRG W4JUP2m146.6250- PL 110.9
UHFANALOGLakeWorth KA4EPS70cm444.850+ PL 110.9
VHFANALOGDavie N4QRY2m147.210+ PL OPEN
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Community - Communication - Leadership

We honor the traditions of providing emergency communications to South Florida. BRARA has several NETS that operate in FM phone and digital modes. See the HOME page for scheduled days and times. The purpose of these NETS are to provide training for new Hams and share information.

Our Association is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes as defined within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Meetings and training presentations for the Boca Raton Amateur Radio Assoc. are held the 1st Tues of the month at the West Boca Library 7 P/M 18685 State Road 7 Boca Raton, FL USA.

 
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Welcome to our public facing BRARA Website

Member Only Capabilities include accessing the Member List, reserving a station, viewing our inventory, and printing your member card, as well as many others.

Capabilities that are open to both members and non-members (events, news, blogs, groups.io, etc.) do not require logon and are located on our public website.

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Regards, 73
your BRARA Board of Directors and Officers